Nonstop flight route between Urgench, Uzbekistan and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Urgench International Airport (UGC), Urgench, Uzbekistan and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,181 miles (or 11,557 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Urgench International Airport and Avenger Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Urgench International Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGC / UTNU |
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Location: | Urgench, Uzbekistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'3"N by 60°38'30"E |
Area Served: | Urgench |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 320 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGC |
More Information: | UGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Urgench International Airport (UGC):
- The furthest airport from Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,293 miles (18,174 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Urgench International Airport", another name for UGC is "Urgench Xalqaro Aeroporti".
- The closest airport to Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Daşoguz Airport (TAZ), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of UGC.
- Because of Urgench International Airport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Urgench International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Urgench International Airport (UGC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- Avenger Field is a Texas airport in Nolan County, three miles west of the City of Sweetwater, which owns it.
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
- The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- The United States Air Force Air Defense Command exercised a right of return to Avenger Field in 1955 when Sweetwater Air Force Station was established as a USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Station.